Walker
Walker may refer to more than one place:
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Walker-on-Tyne, a village now within
Newcastle upon Tyne in
England, the name derived from
Old English Wall-kjer, "Wall marsh", the marsh beside
Hadrian's Wall*
Walker, Iowa*
Walker, Louisiana*
Walker, Michigan*
Walker, Minnesota*
Walker, MissouriWalker is also a common English surname. The name comes from the medieval profession of a ‘walker', a person who trod on woollen clothes in a bath of urine in order to wash them.
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Aldace F. Walker, (1842-1901), American railroad business manager
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Alice Walker, (born 1944), American author
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Antoine Walker, (born 1976), American basketball player
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Arthur Geoffrey Walker (1909-2001), an English cosmologist
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Benjamen Walker, American radio personality
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Madame C. J. Walker, African-American entrepreneur
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Cecil Walker, Northern Irish politician
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Charles Walker, (born 1948), American astronaut
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Daniel Walker, (born 1922), American politician
* David (or Dave) Walker
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Dave Walker, English singer
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David Walker (abolitionist), (1785-1830), African-American activist
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David Walker (racing driver), (born 1941), Racing driver
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David M. Walker (astronaut), (1944-2001), American astronaut
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David M. Walker (U.S. Comptroller General), (born 1951), American politician
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David S. Walker, (1815-1891), American politician
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Doak Walker, (1927-1998), American football player
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Dorothy Walker Bush, (1901-1992), American political-family member
* Lieutenant General
Emmett H. Walker, Jr., chief of the
National Guard Bureau from August 16, 1982 to August 15, 1986
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Walker, Francis (1764-1806), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
* George Walker
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George Walker (1645-1690), English soldier
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George Walker (composer), (born 1922), African American composer
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George H. Walker, (1811-1866), American politician
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George Herbert Walker, (1875-1953), American entrepreneur
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H.M. Walker, (c.1884-1937), American scriptwriter
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Herschel Walker, (born 1962), American football player
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Isaac P. Walker, (1815-1872), American politician
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James Walker, (1794-1874), American educator
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Jearl Walker, (born 1945), American physicist
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Jimmy Walker, (1881-1946), American politician
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Jimmie Walker, (born 1947), American comic actor:
Good times* John Walker
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John Walker (naturalist), (1730-1803), Scottish naturalist
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John Walker (lexicographer), (1732-1807), English lexicographer
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John Walker (inventor), (fl. 19th century), English chemist & inventor
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John Walker (grocer), (1805–1857), Scottish whisky entrepreneur
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John Walker (painter), (born 1939), English painter
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John Walker (programmer), computer programmer
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John Walker (Birmingham Six), British criminal
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John Walker (runner), (born 1952), New Zealand runner
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John Walker Lindh, (born 1981), American member of Taliban
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John Anthony Walker, (born 1937) American sailor & Soviet spy
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John Brisben Walker, (1847-1931), American entrepreneur & publisher
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John Williams Walker, (1783-1823), American politician
* Joseph Walker
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Joseph A. Walker, (1921-1966), American Air Force rocket-plane test pilot; in the X-15 set world altitude records; winner of international & USAF astronauts wings
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Joseph Marshall Walker, (1786-1856), American politician
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Junior Walker, (1931-1995), musician
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Kristian Walker, (1992-2004), Swedish tsunami victim
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Larry Walker, (born 1966), Canadian baseball player
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Lindsay Hildreth Wishart Walker, (born 1940), South African scientist
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Liza Walker, actress
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Lucius M. Walker, (1829–1863), American soldier
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Marcy Walker, (born 1961), American actress
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Margaret Walker, (1915-1998), American poet
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Mary Edwards Walker, (1832-1919), American activist
* Michael Walker
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Michael Walker (jockey), New Zealand jockey
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Michael Walker (headmaster), British teacher and headmaster
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Michael Walker (economist), Canadian economist
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Mickey Walker, (1903-1981), American boxer
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Mildred Walker, 20th Century American novelist
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Mort Walker, (born 1923), American cartoonist
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Murray Walker, (born 1923), English journalist
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Nancy Walker, (1922-1992), American actress
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Obadiah Walker, (1616-1699), British man of letters
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Olene S. Walker, (born 1930), American politician
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Patrick Gordon Walker, (1907-1980), British politician
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Paul Walker, (born 1973), American actor
* Peter Walker
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Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, (born 1932), British politician
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Peter Walker, architect, American architect
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Peter I Walker,(born 1965), British writer
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R. Tracy Walker, American politician
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Rebecca Walker, (born 1969), American activist
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Reggie Walker, (1889-1951), South African track and field athlete
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Rob Walker, 1960s
Formula One team owner (
Rob Walker Racing Team)
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Robert J. Walker, (1801-1869), American economist & statesman
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Rod Walker, (born 1966), American poet
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Sally Walker, Australian academic administrator; current president of Deakin University
* Scott Walker
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Scott Walker (singer), (born 1941), American singer
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Scott Walker (boxer), (1970-2004), American boxer
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Scott Walker (hockey), (born 1973), Canadian hockey player
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Sears Cook Walker, (1805-1853), American astronomer
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T-Bone Walker, (1910-1975), American musician
* Thomas Walker
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Thomas Walker, (1919-2003), American soldier
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Thomas Walker (Australian politician), (1858–1932), Australian politician
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Tonja Walker, soap opera actress
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Walton Walker, (fl. 1940s), American soldier
* William Walker
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William Walker (composer), (1809-1875), American musician
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William Walker (soldier), (1824-1860), American-born soldier & Nicaragua politician
As a
given name:
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Walker Percy, American author
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Walker Evans, American photographer
Walker may also refer to:
Walker, a 1987 motion picture about
William Walker*
Walker, Texas Ranger, U.S. television program
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Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker, a metric used in cosmology
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Hiram Walker, a Canadian distillery
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Jed Walker, a comic book character
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Junior Walker and the All Stars, a musical group
Riddley Walker, a 1980 novel by Russell Hoban
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Walker Art Gallery, in Liverpool, UK
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Walker Art Center, in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Walker Lake (multiple locations)
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Walker Pass, in
California, USA
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Walker River (multiple locations)
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Walker tariff, an 1846 U.S. tariff
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Walker, an
Amiga 500 game
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Walker, a fictional character from
Animal Crossing: Wild World*
Walker (tool), a tool to help the infirm to get around
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Pedestrian, someone who
walks*
Walker (machine), a vehicle that moves on legs rather than wheels or tracks
